Wardrobe attachment for beds.



F. L. GROFF & W. N. BUNCE.

WARDROBE ATTACHMENT FOB BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 26. I914.

1,21 8,396. Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26,1914.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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FRANKLIN L. GROEE, 0E VPIVJA'INEIELD, AND WILLIAM N. BUNCE, or JERSEY CITY, NEW JERsEY, AssIGNORs 'ro MERSEREAU METALBED ooMrANY, or JERSEY oITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERsEY.

WARDROBE ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 26, 1914. SerialNo. 821,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANKLIN L. Gnorr,

a citizen of the United States, and residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, and WILLIAM N. BUNGE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wardrobe Attachments for Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Wardrobe attachments for beds, and particularly to that class of attachments in which a wardrobe box or other receptacle is slidably supported beneath the bed so that it may be drawn out when desired.

Wardrobe attachments for beds usually comprise a pair of parallel guides or tracks supported from the side rails of the bed by brackets and a boX provided on either side with a slide which registers with one of the guides or tracks. This construction as heretofore used has been subject to many disadvantages because of the arrangement of. the parts. The receptacle or drawer necessarily had to be small, because when pulled out more than half way it. had: a tendency to-ti'p forward and jam against the rails upon which it ran. When relatively small drawers are used the front portion of them may be lifted as they are being pulled out and therefore the rear end of the tracks and guides donot jam. I In an attempt to remedy this diificulty and the necessity for lifting the boxes in heretofore known constructions large boxes with hinged tops at either end have been used. These could be drawn from either side of the bed, but are not universally successful, especially when a bed is in position in a room against a wall. In heretofore known constructions the arrangement of the different parts resulted in an attachment which was loosely hungifrom the side railsthe hangers attached directly to'the side rails'slidable thereon so that the box carrying the guides engaging the tracks automati- Patented Mar. 6, 1917'. r

they cannot be permanently adjusted; and,

furthermore, because of the loose connection, the parts bind in operation. I

In heretofore known constructions the weight of the box, especially when full of clothes and the like, adds to the difliculty in operating because of the direct downward pull on the guides and the consequent increased friction betweenthe long bearing parts. I

The present invention has forits objects to overcome the disadvantages ofknown wardrobe attachments and to provlde a wardrobe H attachment which is extremely easy in operation; which will not bind as the parts are operated; which nlay' be readily and securely fastened in position ,7whi'ch may be adapted for different sizedbeds within a limited extent; which may include arelatively large box or drawer and which is relatively'inex pensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view,'our invention-comprises means, such as brackets or the like, preferably rigidly secured to thesi'd'e rails, tracks or guides supported by the brackets and carrying means for engaging the brackets to locate themselves and help secure the brackets in position. The brackets and tracks support connections from a coiiperate so that ihe'box maybe completely withdrawn and are specifically constructed to comprise af'very simple and eflicient' attachment, all as willmore fully hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings showing one form of aspecific embodiment of the invention, and in} the several views of which similar reference characters designate corre- V spending parts, Figure 1 is atop plan view of a-metal bedstead provided with our attachment, Fig. 2 is a section along line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1, F ig. at is a perspec-' tive view of one of the tracks or trolley guides, Fig. 5 is perspective view of one of the supporting brackeas showing a portion of a track in dotted lines, and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on the line 6-6 in Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

The bed the attachment is used in connection with may comprise the head 1 and foot 2, connected by the usual side rails 3 through the ordinary lock joint 4. The improvement consists of means for supporting tracks, such as the brackets 5 having the hooked ends 6 adapted to securely engage one side of the ai'igle iron or side rail 3 of the bed, together with the other operating parts. These brackets have holes 7 in their depending portions, which serve to receive the ends of the tracks, as hereinafter ox plained, and also are provided with slots 8 through which the ends of a connection for the box may pass. Because of the turned-over portion or hooked end 6 of these brackets they are secured against swinging movement on the side rails of the bed. They are positively held in position, however, more securely by means of tracks or trolley guides 9, which are provided at opposite ends with some means for spacing these brackets the correct distance apart and for maintaining the tracks in position. In the form shown in the drawings these means comprise holes 10 in each end of the tracks and pins 11 adapted to be inserted in the holes and to project from the sides of the tracks a sufficient distance to engage the brackets. To assemble a track or trolley guide on its brackets one end is first put through one hole 7 of a bracket and is pushed longitudinally until the other end may be brought in line with the hole in the opposite bracket and until the holes 10 on each end of the track are inside both the brackets. The pins 11 may then be inserted inplace and may be riveted or temporarily secured in position by any known means.

The tracks comprise means for suspending the box, here shown as rectangular, hollow beam members having upper bearing portion 21 and lower bearing portion 12. The lower portion is provided with a slot 18, in which a connection or trolley pole or other hanger for the box rides. The trol ley pole 14 is riveted or otherwise attached to the sheet metal box 15 by means of rivet 16 and is provided at its ends with rolls 17 and 18. The roll 17 is adapted to bear on the bottom bearing portion 12 of the track, and the roll 18 is adapted to bear upon the top bearing portion 11 of the track.

vThe rolls are maintained in their respective bearing positions through the weight of the box and because of the position in which the box is attached to the hanger. The trolley wheels 17 and 18 are placed well in the rear of the center of gravity of the wardrobe box and therefore the rear wheel 18 presses up against the top and the forward wheel 17 presses down against the bottom of the track or trolley guide. The box is thus supported without the necessity of any connection between the box and the guides near the forward part of the box and in consequence the box may be completely pulled out from under the bed. 'Furthermore, as the downward pull of the box upon the trolley wheel 17 and upward push upon the wheel 18 is not varied by moving the box but remains constant as the box is pulled out, the trolley wheels run easily in the trolley guides and the weight of the box is uniformly distributed along the track. Any tendency of the boX- to tip is thus overcome.

The curved ends 19 and 20o}? the hanger l-et in operation pass through the slots 8 ol'; the brackets, so that the box can be entirely removed from the track when de sired. To assemble the box in its position all that is necessary is to cause the hanger 14k to engage its track and to push the box in place past one of the brackets. The box may be inserted from either side.

WVhile we have described our invention as comprising two tracks and four brackets, it is, of course, understood any number may be used, and where such terms as brackets, hangers and tracks are used, it is to be understood that they include equivalent means operating in the same manner.

We are aware that it is old to support boxes under beds and to provide them with guides cooperating with tracks so that such boxes may be pulled in or out and we do not broadly claim such a construction.

What We claim is 1. In a wardrobe attachment for beds, brackets having portions adapted to engage the rails and depending portions'provided with apertures, tracks adapted to be in serted in said apertures, and means carried by the tracks and engaging the brackets for preventing the tracks from sliding relative to the brackets.

2. In a wardrobe'attachment for beds, brackets having portions adapted to engage the rails and depending portions provided with apertures for tracks and slots leading from ends of the depending portions to such apertures for passage of hangers, tracks maintained in said brackets, hangers carried by said tracks and having ends adapted to pass through the slots in said brackets, and a box carried by said hangers.

3. In a wardrobe attachment for beds, brackets supported from the side rails and having slots in one portion thereof, tracks maintained in position by said brackets,

a slot in the lower bearing portion and being provided also with means for engaging the brackets, whereby such tracks are prevented from moving longitudinally, hangers adapted to ride in said tracks and comprising members having rolls on either end, the rolls toward one end bearing on the lower portions of said tracks and the rolls on the other end bearing on the upper bearing portions of said tracks, the part of said hangers immediately adjacent said rolls being adapted to pass through the slots in the lower bearing portions, and a box attached to said hangers. Y

5. In a Wardrobe attachment for beds, brackets adapted to be supported from the 'rails and having means for supporting tracks and means to permit hangers to pass through the brackets, tracks maintained in position by said brackets, hangers swung in said tracks and adapted to be pulled past; I

the tracks and through the brackets, and a boX supported by said hangers.

6. In a wardrobe attachment for beds, tracks, and brackets having portions adapted to engage the rails of the bed and depending portions provided with means for slidable' engagement with said tracks, and means cooperating with said tracks and said brackets for preventing the tracks from sliding relative to the brackets.

7. In a wardrobe attachment for beds, tracks, and brackets having portions adapted to engage the inside of the bed rails and depending portions provided with means for slidable engagement with said tracks, and means cooperating with said tracks and the inside. surfaces of said dependingvportions for preventing said tracks from sliding relative to the brackets and holding apart the depending portions of the brackets.

It Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 20th day of February, 1914, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.

FRANKLIN L. GEOFF. I WILLIAM N. BUN CE. Witnesses:

ROBERT H. BAXTER, C. NEUMANN.

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